Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings

Author: Mr. Peter Pettinger

Brand: Yale Nota Bene

Edition: New edition

Features:

Yale Nota Bene

ISBN: 0300097271

Number Of Pages: 384

Publisher: Yale University Press

Release Date: 2002-09-01

Details:

This enthralling book is the first biography in English of Bill Evans, one of the most influential of all jazz pianists. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans’s life (the personal tragedies and commercial successes), his musicmaking (technique, compositional methods, and approach to group playing), and his legacy. The book also includes a full discography and dozens of photographs.